Dustin
Ortiz did not disappoint in his first appearance under the
Ultimate Fighting Championship banner.

The Roufusport flyweight prospect stopped Jose Maria
Tome on third-round ground-and-pound at UFC Fight Night 32
“Belfort vs. Henderson” on Saturday at the Goiania Arena in
Goiania, Brazi. Tome (33-5, 0-2 UFC) succumbed to the blows 3:19
into round three, immediately rising in protest to claim he had
been struck in the back of the head. Referee Kevin
MacDonald refused his pleas.

Takedowns, leg kicks and the occasional overhand right pushed the
Brazilian to an early lead. However, Ortiz (12-2, 1-0 UFC) started
to turn the tide in the second round, where he opened a small cut
near Tome’s eye with an elbow. In the third, he struck for a
takedown, moved to mount and softened the Renovacao Fight Team
representative with ground-and-pound before transitioning to his
back. From there, Ortiz blasted away with unanswered punches and
hammerfists for the finish.

A Spokane, Wash., native, Sicilia reversed out of a takedown and
settled into his opponent’s guard. He eventually moved back to his
feet and dropped punches with ill intent. One particularly vigorous
right hand broke through the Brazilian’s defenses and left the
dazed Castro (9-3, 1-3 UFC) open to further punishment.

A heavy barrage of right hands followed, forcing referee Dan
Miragliotta to intervene.

Undefeated Akhmedov KOs Perpetuo

Photo: G.
Venga/Sherdog.com

Akhmedov lamped Perpetuo in quick fashion.

Russian newcomer Omari
Akhmedov kept his perfect professional record intact, as he
knocked out Thiago
de Oliveira Perpetuo with a brutal two-punch combination in the
first round of their action-packed encounter at 185 pounds.
Akhmedov (12-0, 1-0 UFC) finished it 3:31 into round one.

An incidental clash of heads had Akhmedov reeling early on, but the
26-year-old sambo practitioner weathered the subsequent swarm and
somehow recovered. Perpetuo (9-2-1, 1-1 UFC) later staggered the
Octagon rookie with a short right hand, only to have Akhmedov
answer with a takedown before transitioning to
the Brazilian’s back in search of a rear-naked choke.

The two middleweights ultimately returned to their feet. Perpetuo
wobbled his counterpart again and sent him into a backpedal, but he
grew overzealous in his pursuit of the finish. Akhmedov responded
with a quick right hook that brought the Brazilian to his knees and
followed it with a ringing right uppercut that sealed the deal.

Martins (25-6, 1-0 UFC) never allowed his American counterpart to
established a foothold. He peppered him with straight left hands,
powered him to the mat and attacked with punches in a lopsided
first round. In the second, Martins countered a head kick with a
takedown, settled in top position and went to work on the kimura.
After an extended struggle, the 31-year-old Brazilian landed
the submission.

Tavares (18-5-1, 8-5-1 UFC) has rarely looked better. In his first
appearance since serving a nine-month suspension for a positive
steroids test, the Brazilian was razor-sharp. Tavares delivered a
takedown roughly 90 seconds into the bout, transitioned beautifully
to Salas’ back and cinched the choke for his third win in four
appearances.